title: TACRD and VACTERL associations in a fetus: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Tracheal agenesis is a rare and potentially lethal congenital anomaly. The incidence is less than 1/50,000, with a male:female ratio of 2:1. We report the case of a male fetus with complete agenesis of the trachea and a tracheoesophageal fistula arising from the esophagus that connected through the carina, as well as several abnormalities (congenital cardiac abnormalities, duodenal atresia, vertebral defects, anal atresia, renal defects, limb defects, and diaphragmatic hernia). To our knowledge, few cases of infants with VACTERL or TACRD association have been reported to date. Here, we report a new case of a fetus that showed the full range of VACTERL and TACRD associations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Ultrasonography, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China.
authors.forename: Gan-qiong
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Qi-chang
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Ming
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Da-rong
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Pu
authors.forename: Zhu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ouyang
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000032:Abortion, Therapeutic; D001003:Anal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004947:Esophagus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005865:Gestational Age; D006330:Heart Defects, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017880:Limb Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D035583:Rare Diseases; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Prenatal diagnosis; TACRD association; Tracheal agenesis; VACTERL association